The Russellville Democrat., 1887-11-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
wAsHrNaroN NOTES.


WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE President has resumed his tri-weekly
receptions to the public. They will proba-
bly, be discontinued shortly for time in
order thai the President may devote his en-
tire time to official business.
AUSTRIAN exports to America the past
ten months have increased Sl50000 as com
pared with the same time last year
THE coinage of the mints during October
amounted to SO, 553, ,S70 of which 3450,000
was in standard silver dollars
THE public debt statement for October
showed a decrease Of SIG s39, sos during the
month.
THE Secretary OF War has decided thst
Sunday and legal holidays are properly to
be taken out OF the thirty days annual
leave Of absence granted employees when
ever such days fall within the time for
which leave is granted.
ARCHIBALD FORBES has cancelled his
lecturing tour He is still seriously i'll and
will probably winter with his father-in-
law, General Meigs, at Washington. He
viii then go on holiday tour to the
Bahamas and Bermuda.
COMMISSIONER ATKINS, OF the Indian Bu-
reau, has telegraphed Agent Williamson, on
the Crow reservation authorizing him to
increase his Indian police force by the APP
pointment OF five new men.
THE President has appointed Edward c.
Weilep OF Kansas, to be Consul at Some
berg, Germany.
AN internal machine, or silly hoax of
one, was sent to Chief Justice Waite at
Washington on the 3D.. On opening the
package glass tube with cap and filed
with some powder was found. Investiga-
ton was being made.
COMMODORE HARMONY, Acting Secretary
of the Navy, has signed the contract for
the three new cruisers which were APP
proved by Secretary Whitney some time
ago.
THE President has recognized Auguste
de Bellfried D'Oudoulont as Consul OF
Belgium at Emporia Kan, for the States
of Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska.
ONLY minute amount CT explosive was
contained IN the tube recently sent to Chief
Justice Waite II it had exploded it would
have done nothing more than alarm the
person opening the package
THE EAST.
THE schedules in the assignment OF
Charles Bryce, wholesale liquor dealer at
So Front street, New York, show liabilities
assets, $l77, ,067.
THE old mill OF the Exeter IN. H. Manu-
featuring Company, five stories high and
2o0x45 feet, and containing 10000 spindles,
was damaged to the extent OF $l00,00O by
fire the other night. Insured.
ANOTHER outbreak of cholera was re-
ported among the Britannia's passengers
ia quarantine at New York Some children
reported suffering from measles were in
reality afflicted with cholera.
THE Exchange Bank at Medford Mass,
has made an assignment with $50, coo habil-
ities and unknown assets.
HOWELL B. BEACH, Democratic candidate
for Governor of Rhode Island ten years
ago, has been appointed to the Supreme
Court Of the State.
JOHN HoDEL, silk-weaver, living at
Hebron, Conn, recently shot his wife and
then set fire to the house. Two children
were burned to death. Hodel fed, but was
arrested.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN Pown RLY
and the executive board of the KING of
Labor have issued urgent appeals tol, as
sistance for the striking Pennsylvania
miners.
JoHN M. STERLING Il Sons hosiery yarn
mill, Philadelphia, Pa, was destroyed by
fire the other day. Loss, $75, 900.
The compositors on the daily papers Of
Rochester, N. Y, recently presented a
scale to the proprietors, which was refused
and a strike was inaugurated.
AN attachment has been issued against
the Ivanhoe Paper Company of New York
and Paterson, N. J. Its plant was mort
gagged few days before for $50, 600. 1t is
valued at $3.50, 900, and bears first mort
gage of s7l, 900.
Mrs HENRY LUDLOW, of Haddonfield N.
j., perished recently from burning while
extinguishing flames on her baby's cloth
ing The accident occurred by an oil-stove
upsetting. The baby escaped serious in
juries-
THE American Copyright League, at a
meeting in New York the other day, de-
cided to urge the passage OF Senator Haw-
ley's Copyright bill
THE business men OF Philadelphia have
decided to entertain the British Peace
Commission in fine style during their visit
in that city.
THE Old Colony railroad of Massachu-
setts has leased the Boston Il Providence
road for ninety-nine years, with a guar
antee of ten per cent on the stock and
81, 100000 bonus.
FIRE at Oil City, Pa, the other night de-
stroyed Joseph r. Reeds machine shop and
foundry, the Eagle spoke and hub works,
the militia armory and q wagon shop, caus-
ing $50, 900 loss,
SEVEN or eight naval officers narrowly
escaped death by the premature bursting
OF torpedo which was being run out from
a boat at Newport, X. l., recently. The YES
sci was badly shattered and two men badly
wounded.
WEALTHY capitalists OF New York and
Philadelphia have purchased the New York
Graphic 1t win remain an independent
Democratic newspaper.
THE advisory committee of Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, have unanimously de
cided to recommend the calling OF Rev
Charles Berry, OF Wolverhampton, Eng
land, as Mr. Beecher's successor.
THOMAS WALLACE a convict in the peni-
tentiary at Caldwell, N. j., was shot and
killed by guard while trying 70 escape
recently.
1T is alleged that two lepers are in
concealment in Philadelphia. Steps are
about TO be taken to compel DR.. Van Har-
lingen, their physician, TO disclose their
hiding places
THE WEST.
A BRANCH OF the Society Of Veterans Of
the regular army and navy has been organ
lied in Chicago All old regulars are ell
gible.
THE National Dairy Convention held its